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| − | + | *[[1453]]: Byzantines saw the lunar eclipse that occured while [[Constantinople]] was under siege as a bad omen. An old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing in the sky. | |
| + | *[[1825]]: [[Laskarina Bouboulina]] was shot dead after a family dispute with in-laws. | ||
| + | *[[1963]]: MP [[Grigoris Lambrakis]] was run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists. He died five days later. | ||
| + | *[[2006]]: The 19th century painting '''''The Naughty Grandchild''''' by [[Nikiforos Lytras]] became the most expensively piece of artwork by a Greek painter, going for 1.08 million euros at an auction at Sotheby's in London. | ||
| + | *Births: [[Ploutis Servas]], [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] politician, founder of [[AKEL]] ([[1907]]), [[Fanis Christodoulou]], [[basketball]] player ([[1965]]). | ||
| + | *Deaths: [[Laskarina Bouboulina]] ([[1825]]); [[Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer]], colonial governor of [[Cyprus]] ([[1958]]). | ||
<span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[May 21]] - [[May 20]]</span> | <span style="font-size:11px; padding-top:3px;">Recent days: [[May 21]] - [[May 20]]</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, May 20, 2010
- 1453: Byzantines saw the lunar eclipse that occured while Constantinople was under siege as a bad omen. An old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing in the sky.
- 1825: Laskarina Bouboulina was shot dead after a family dispute with in-laws.
- 1963: MP Grigoris Lambrakis was run down by a delivery truck driven by two right-wing extremists. He died five days later.
- 2006: The 19th century painting The Naughty Grandchild by Nikiforos Lytras became the most expensively piece of artwork by a Greek painter, going for 1.08 million euros at an auction at Sotheby's in London.
- Births: Ploutis Servas, Cypriot politician, founder of AKEL (1907), Fanis Christodoulou, basketball player (1965).
- Deaths: Laskarina Bouboulina (1825); Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, colonial governor of Cyprus (1958).
